Surry-Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Clarke, Hylah Harvell, 2011 

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HYLAH HARVELL CLARKE 

  CLARKE, Hylah Harvell, 85, died Saturday, July 9, 2011.  She was born in 
Surry County, Va., to William Peyton Hargrave and Estelle Harvell Hargrave. 
At the death of her mother at a young age, her uncle and aunt, Mark Dennis 
Harvell and Nancy "Carrie" Lawrence Harvell took her in to raise and after 
adopted.  Hylah lived her life on the family ancestral farm, Harewell, in 
Southampton County, Va.  She graduated from Ivor High School.  She put her 
desire to be a nurse on hold to be a housewife and mother.  In later years, 
she graduated from nursing school fulfilling her desire to be a nurse.  She 
was predeceased by her husband, Vernon Hayes Clarke.  She is survived by her 
son, Dennis Hayes Clarke and wife, Debra; three grandchildren, Sandy Lindsey 
(Pryor), Tim Clarke (Christen) and Jennifer Clarke; six great-grandchildren; 
and several nieces and nephews.  A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on 
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at the Wakefield Chapel of J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral 
Home, with the Reverend Anne Beale officiating.  Interment to follow in 
Waverly Cemetery.  The family will received friends one hour prior to the 
service at the funeral home.  In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made 
to the Ivor Rescue Squad, or a charitable organization of your choice.


Hylah ([HARGRAVE] HARVELL; Mrs. Vernon H.) CLARKE, 
b. 20 Jul 1925, Surry Co., d. 9 Jul 2011, 
interred in Waverly Cemetery, 12 Jul 2011, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), July 12, 2011; 
   posted with Find a Grave Mem. #73624499 

Additional information: 

Her husband's obit ("Richmond Times-Dispatch," Sep. 25, 2006) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/c462v1ob.txt 

Her birth parents are buried in Rocky Hock Methodist Church Cemetery, 
   near Wakefield. 

Her adoptive parents & maternal grandparents, Ransom D. & Nannie L. (BRANCH) 
   HARVELL, are buried in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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